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Texas A&M University-Central Texas

Killeen, Texas · Fringe rural

#2 best value in Texas
100.0%
Admit rate
$1,300
Avg net price
Graduation rate
Median earnings

Texas A&M University-Central Texas is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Killeen, Texas (fringe rural setting), enrolling 1,750 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicSmall · 1,750 undergradsFringe ruralOpen admission

About Killeen, Texas

Killeen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Bell County. In 1881, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway extended its tracks through central Texas, buying 360 acres (1.5 km2) a few miles southwest of a small farming community known as Palo Alto, which had existed since about 1872. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
51 miles to Waco, TX
To the ocean
174 miles
Nearest airport
3 miles to Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield (GRK)

How Texas A&M University-Central Texas compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 2% · #73 most selective of 77 in Texas

Average net price$1,300

Cheaper than 99% · #2 cheapest of 88 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$17,750

Lower than 85%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 28%

Undergraduate enrollment1,750

Larger than 53%

Percentiles compare Texas A&M University-Central Texas with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

2,398students
  • Undergraduate1,75073%
  • Graduate64827%

Undergraduates by gender

1,750undergrads
  • Women1,16066%
  • Men59034%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White35%
  • Black23%
  • Hispanic30%
  • Asian3.1%
  • Other or multiracial8.2%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,750
Graduate enrollment
648
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
50%
First-generation students
43%
Students over 25
63%
Median family income
$27,680
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$80,847
Endowment
$3,865,590

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 24 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Texas100%

Most first-years stay in state — Texas A&M University-Central Texas draws overwhelmingly from Texas.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
100.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$7,363
Out-of-state tuition
$17,154
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,950
Total cost of attendance
$14,187
Average net price
$1,300

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
First-year retention
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$50,382
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
$17,750
Students with federal loans
46%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

Low-income (Pell)
54%
First-generation
53%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$30

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
4

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,403 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

2.0reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.3
Fondling
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$2,949
$30–48k
$750
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Campus climate

Summer high
97°F
Winter low
36°F
Annual rain
34.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Killeen, TX US station (5 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.